The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1887-01-01

rmessrs. "A. A. blakeney Co., proprietor
of Franklinville Cotton Mills, in the 18th district
will open first class country store about the frs
of the present month. Mr.. Chas. A. Ridgely who
has been farming in that vicinity, will take charge
of the store for that firm.
The first train down on the Maryland Cen.
trail road, which leaves Beair about O'Clock, il
now carrying to the city every morning about 43O
gallons Of milk. The second train, which runs
through from Delta, carries about 125 gallons
nearly 900 gallons between the two.
Canvass back ducks-a very scarce fowl
just new-sold last week at S. per pair Doubt
less many innocent people had red. heads paimed
off on them for the more aristocratic duck, and
they were not fooled badly, because they are just
as good to all intents and purposes.
Mr.. Richard II. Gill; of the 9Th district,
will accept our thanks for copy of THE BALTI-
MORE COUNTY UNION dated September 30tb, 1865,
and also for copy of the Baltimore Sun of May
7th, 1916. There is a marked difference between
The UNION of that day and of the present.
Judge Waters, of Belair, was in Towson
town on Monday, but the Circuit Court here hav-
ing adjourned until after the holidays, nothing
was done in the case of VIM. H. Richardson, con-
victed of libeling Judge Fowler. 1t is understood
that he will be sentenced on Tuesday next.
Mrs. Patrick II. Walker, of "Dumbarton,"
near Pikesville, who has removed to the Hotel Al
lamont Baltimore, for the winter, lately purchased
handsome pair of black Abdallah coach horses
from Mr.. Jones, of Hanover, Pa. They are full
sixteen hands, we'll matched and very stylish.
Nearly two thousand men employed on'the
B. 4 o. extension through this and Hartford coun-
ties have been laid off because they declined to
work for reduced wages. AS result of this the
order to double-track the road between Baltimore
and the Susquehanna river has been rescinded.
Mr.. James E. Hooper, the widely known
Woodberry manufacturer, presented all heads of
families employed by his firm with turkey at
Christmas. 1t required t,1o tons Of turkeys to go
round, from which some idea may be formed of
the number of people employed by this old and
justly celebrated firm.
Rev. Father Bartlett, pastor of st. AIMS
Church on the York road, received as a Christmas
present from the children of the day school at
tached to his church, tree about four feet high,
completely covered with new 81 silver certificates
He was naturally highly gratifed at'so unique
and valuable o present.
Mr.. Samuel W. Bradford, son of the late
ex-Gov. Bradford, who removed from Belair to
Baltimore county about two years ago with view
to practicing law here and in Baltimore city, has
returned to Belair to locate permanently. He is
very popular young man and one who is bound
to make his mark in the profession.
-Mr. Albert j. Mellor, business manager of
the Gainesville Argus, and son of Mark Mellor,
ESQ.,, Chief Judge of the Baltimore county Or
phans' Court, was married on Sunday night last
formed at the residence of the brides grandfather
Mr.. Stephen Hogan, at Union, LIST district.
The work of raising the tracks to reach the
new station of the Maryland Central road at Boun-
Diary avenue, is in progress and will be completed
in few days. Work on the new station is pro-
crossing satisfactorily and it will likely be ready
for use in a month, or perhaps sooner. The bust
ness of the road continues good and the general
outlook is most encouraging.
Mr.. William Spurgeon, book keeper for the
Baltimore firm of Hurst, Purnell & Co., mysteri-
ously disappeared a short time ago and nothing
has since been heard of him. His accounts
all right and it is believed that his mind had been
affected by hard work. He is son in-law of
John d. Hammond, who died at his residence,
ago.
Mr.. William NJ. Bayne, of Cleveland, Ohio,
son of Mr.. John Bayne, of Baynesville, near
Towsontown, came on this week to visit his pa
rents. Mr.. Bayne has been a resident of Cleve-
land for about twenty-five years and has been
member of the city council several times, besides
carrying on an extensive business. His name is
now being mentioned as candidate for mayor of
the city.
Mr.. Edward C. Price, who was employed
as solicitor for the Maryland Central road, has
tered into an agreement with the incorporators of
the Deer Creek and Susquehanna Railroad Compa-
ny to canvass for stock subscriptions and rightso
way. He will begin work about the 18th of jan
uary. Mr.. Price is No. l man for this business
and will be sure to fill the bill to the satisfaction
of the new company.
Christmas was a very quiet day in Towson-
town. A few citizens only kept "open house,"
and by noon the town was as quiet as Sunday
One or two colored men got rather more of the o.
be-joyful than was good for them, and it was no.
ticable fact that there was less drinking than is
common upon such occasions. The old-time
Christmas is rapidly going out of fashion and a
new order of things appears to becoming the rule.
The colored crank who was arrested in
Woodberry about two weeks ago and who said he
was going to Washington to become President,
was landed in the station house soon as he
reached that city. When arrested by the Wash
ington police he said his name was Caesar She'll
meyer and added: 81 am from Clinton parish,
La, and I want yer to know dat am sent here
by de people to be de fust niger Democrat Pres
ident."
Thirty -four heirs to the estate of the late
Caleb Carman, of this county, in which his wife
(who died some time ago without children) only
had life interest, have put in their claims for a
distributive share in the property, which consis-
ted of farm in the 18th district, which was sold
recently by William S. Keech, ESQ.,, trustee, for
$11 ,224. The heirs reside in Ohio, New Jersey,
Pennsylvania, Baltimore city and Baltimore and
Hartford counties.
=Ilo ElllcOlC Clty fTOyFe5S VI last WICK
says: ain view of the fact that Baltimore is not
likely to be local option county for many years
to come it is question whether the Ellicott City
people are doing themselves justice in allowing so
much money to 60 across the bridge. Local OPP
ton has not helped our city morally and has hurt
it financially. We are in favor of temperance,
but not theoretically. Let us look fact in the face
and act accordingly"
This Christmas the custom of using the
lorr hok srh nrp hon
in the breach than in the observance. And of
course everybody was glad of it, because this
horn blowing nuisance had become well nigh
unbearable. We nevercould see why boy liked
to blow his brains out through tin horn, but
then there is no such thing as accounting for
what boy may like to do. He is peculiar an
imal, take him any way you will.
1t is not perhaps generally known that the
stamped envelope enjoys certain very practical
advantages over an envelope with an adhesive
stamp. The latter can be sent by mail, whereas
q letter contained in a stamped envelope may be
carried "outside of the mails by railroads, steam
boats, express, stages and other means of convey
ance." The privileges of the stamped envelope
may be turned to good account at times by bust
ness men.
Mr.. John C. Helig, of Butte City, Montana,
son of Rev. W. M. Heilig, of Lutherville, in re-
hitting his subscription to The UNION says:
Cuisines is booming here and all are confident
that this Territory will be received into the
sisterhood of states. The climate thus far this
winter has been all that could be desired and in
some sections the ranchers are already blowing
for their spring wheat and oats. Good servant
girls are very scarce and readily command from
$40 to $50 per month" 1t would appear that
good servant girls are scarce the world over.
Several residents of TOwsontown went into
"store" in Baltimore few days ago and after
getting what they wanted, one of them rendered
the handsome young man behind the counter crisp
new S. note of the Towson National Bank. The
handsome young man eyed the note for some time
and then told his customers that they couldn't
put up job on him that he knew ga little place
like Towsontown couldn't support National
bank" &c. 1t took some time to convince him
that the note was 0. K, and even then he would
not make the change until the proprietor of the
place told him it was all right.
Death Of an Aged Citizen.-Mr. John
Casper link, who for many years had been en-
gagged in the nursery business on Bellona avenue,
short distance above Govanstown, died on Sat-
urday last, in the 18th year of his age. Mr.. link
was native of Germany and came to this country
over fifty years ago, when he found employment
with the late Gen. Mcdonald, father of the late
William Mcdonald, of Guilford, as gardener and
florist Some years later he purchased snug
little nronertv on Rellona avenue (then the old